Open AccessA multicentric survey among patients with substance use disorders during the COVID-19 lockdown in India
Author(s) -
Abhishek Ghosh,
Sidharth Arya,
Saumya Mishra,
MukeshKumar Swami,
Sambhu Prasad,
Aditya Somani,
Aniruddha Basu,
Kirti Sharma,
Susanta Kumar Padhy,
Naresh Nebhinani,
LokeshKumar Sing,
Shinjini Choudhury,
Debasish Basu,
Rajiv Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_557_21
Subject(s) - social distance , psychiatry , covid-19 , pandemic , substance use , mental health , addiction , medicine , substance abuse , social stigma , psychology , clinical psychology , family medicine , disease , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The unprecedented first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted mental health services globally. However, the negative impact of such disruptions on people with substance use disorders (SUD) seeking treatment remains unclear. We aim to explore the behaviors adopted by these individuals to overcome the service disruptions.